Train order delivering device



May 28, 1940. E. c. wEATHERLY 2,202,544

TRAIN ORDER DELIVERING DEVICE A Filed Jan. 2s, 1939 2 sheets-sheet 1 Fv'gi y Fvg. 6.

May 28, 1940. A E. c. WEATHERLY 2,202,544 I TRAIN ORDER DELIVERING DEVICE Filed Jan. 23, 1959 2 lSheets-Sheet 2 Q Mm 'mffmm' three, or four members of a train crew.

Patented May 28,

msn g 'u TRAIN yomi-nia .nnmvnmne nai/ICE f 1 Edward Clyde Weatherly, nennen, @sym-ak.,

applicati@ ummm-y 23, 1939, seria-11 @0.3552385 s calme. (ci. 2stmj y...

` This invention relates tot-rainbrder deliver ing devices.

vit is the general object of this invention to provide a novel an'dvim'pro'ved train order deliv ering 'device -of cheap andsimple construction which can be used with safety by a'station agent to deliver ordersv andfznessages to members oi a -train crew on-a'trai'n passing a station without ynecessitating -slowingdown or stopping of the train. V 4

Another Objectis to provide a train order delivel-ing device s o arranged that it can beY used to deliver separate orders Lor messages to one,"two,

Another object is to provideV such a device whic'lncan be qnickly' stowed away whennot in 'use and can be quickly 'erect-ed for use when def sired. l

The objects and advantages of the 'invention will more fullyA appear from the `-following description, made in` connection with the accompanying drawings, Whereinlike reference characters'refer to the same kor similar parts'tl'irouglbv out the various views' and in which: f Fig. 1 is a 'View in side velevation 'illustrating an emlool'ilimc-Lnt of y*the present invention erected in position on a station platform alongside of a railroadtrack;

-Fig. '2 is asimilar view in larger scale 'showying the upperp'ortion 'of'the v'device and illustrate ing certain oflthepartsin'message delivering-"poe siti'on Vin full line and in 'distende'd vposition in ddtted line; 1

-Fig.v 3 is a horizontal `section vtaken on the line 3`3v of Fig. `2, as indicated 'by thearrowsjthe parts'being 'shown in still larger scale;

"Fig, #l `is a' vertical section taken 'onr the line 4-4 of Fig. '3 as indicated by the arrows;

,@Fig v5 Vis aA detail'sliowing the outer end 'of 'one of the arms *of the device equ1pped withy a cord holding spring clip;

Fig. 6 is an end View of one of the spring clips which 'may "be employed; n Fig. `7' is a "section Vtaken ronfther line 1-1 of Fig. 2 as is vimii'c'ated 'by "the arrows, the View `be'. ing in enlarged scale;

`8 isa detailf showing the manner vo'fat-f'y tachment ofthe message'to 'the cord carrying the same;

' 'Fig.9'is a1 vertical section through the standard n and the upper part of vthe"'receivi1rig"tubeand illustrating how the standard islr'etained lin pc'-l sitidn'on the-receiving'tubeyand Fig.` 10 isa' horizcntm :section vItalien fon the I"Aline I0-*-`If 'of- QJasZindiCatedby-*tlre arrows.

ycap -I-i'is preferably prbvided with fa ring I8 forming a .nager-grip wliichlfcan ube grasped to y supportedn. extnd v and ihestandara cannot turn unless it is reisen.

Referring an' 'the drawings, fa' .railroad station Yplatform i-sshowninl'iigjl'fand designated bythe y Sunk'inte the ground andt'ermina'ting fat VTts'up- :5'

per end preferably Llfius'l'i '"With a slight mound t-i, builltlintof-tne platform I I., a standard reequipped preferably y The receivingtube `vI E'is of -s'ucnleng-th I 'and size as Ato looselfyire'ceivea' vertical standard-[6 f-wlfiich carriesat its upper-end a 'cap I 'I vwhich 5w the opening inthe tubelli'iwhen the-s'tandard vlis dropped to its 'lo-west pesitionin the tube. 'The raise thejstandard ffl-'6 .upwardly `from the tube 1115. Near the vlnwerfeni'd of ythe 'standard IIS v'suitable retaining-means is provided "to hold lt'he `stai'fid'arvlfl :se

in raised position "fromftheftube fand Vt'oiprlevent unintentional lrotation yoi lthels'tand'ard relative to the tube. In the illustratedembodiment,fthe' standard fl Lisof {tubular 4'constr-uction :and fa y small lcasing 119 falpertnred 'at l:both @ends is :set 2;

aiametricaliy 'ff-the tubular. 'standard near its ametrca-ily opposed faperturesrintne standard 1.6 .3u

I5, the pins '2U are forcedI'ontwardly byflthefsprmg 2I and by turning the standard IISto `tlfielproper brought'into registry f with fthe '-not'che's 15a foi;

the tube "tube received within-these notches.. When the pins vare 'so received 'fthestandar'd IS gis position 'from lthe itube' I5 to carry 'the pins'Z out di ythen'otches fliw.

"*Th'e standard iIii'r "is preferably provided Witn 'fourfpa-ir `of1 elongated'slots Ilia..l One pai-r `'of these y'slots are located near'th'e `Aupper endo'i the standard lS'tojface-outwardlyctow'ard vthe rail 5I`2- when the pinsZ' far'e'ireceived within the notches around .the Ystandard :from the' ffirst zpair. The

as the second pair. The two slots of a pair are located in vertically spaced relation from each other to receive a pair of hooks 22 secured to brackets 23 carried by a bar 24. Each bar 24 on its side facing away from the side that hooks on to the standard |6, carries a pair of vertically spaced channel shaped brackets 25 to each of which the inner end of an arm 26 or 21 is pivotally connected by a pivot 28. The upper arms are designated 26, and the lower arms are designated 21. Each arm 26 and 21 has swivelly connected to its outer end a spring cord retaining clip 2S, each clip being mounted as on a screw or pin 36 forming a pivot and fastened in the outer end of an arm 26, or 21.

In the illustrated embodiment the cord retaining spring clips 29 are shownr as being merely the ordinary spring clothes pins 29, such as commonly employed on coat hangers, skirt hangers, etc. Each clip includes a pair of lever like jaws 29a. and a spring 2gb having a helical portion located between intermediate portions of the jaws and having end portions received in notches iorrned in the jaws 29a near their gripping ends. The helical portion of each spring 29h forms a convenient eye to receive the pivot 30.

Upward swinging movement of each upper arm 26 is limited as by an angular bracket 3|, carried by the bar 24 near its upper end.

Each upper arm 26 carries a depending channel bracket 32 intermediate the ends thereof and connected by a pivot 33 to each bracket 32 is a strut 34 to which a third spring clip 35 is secured intermediate the ends of the strut, The spring clip 35 employed may be variously formed but the illustrated embodiment is in the form of an ordinary paper clip of substantially U-shape, having its central portion secured to the strut as by means of a screw 36 as shown in Fig. 7 and having' spring arms with rounded free edges which normally contact each other, the arms also being provided with handle levers 35a for spreading apart the spring arms. The strut 34 when the. delivering `device is in extended position bears against a channel shaped block 31 secured to the upper side of the lower arm 21 and the strut serves to hold the two arms 26 and 21 apart in diverging relation. Also when the strut is located, as best shown in Fig. 2, in the position it will assume when the delivering device is ex tended, the third clip 35 will be located about mid-Way between the two spring clips 29 and in inwardly disposed relation relative to the standard |6 from the spring clips 29.

Each bar24 with its parts connected thereto including an upper arm 26, a lower arm 21, the two cord holding clips 29 attached to these arms, the strut 34 connected to the upper arm 26 and the spring clip 35vattached to the strut, forms a delivery unit for use in delivering a single train order of message. This unit can be very quickly applied to or detached from the standard I6 by engaging the hooks 22 with, or disengaging the hooks 22 from, a pair of the slots |6a of the standard. The delivery unit can be readily collapsed to distended position shown in dotted Ylines in Fig. 2 and for the purpose of holding the parts in collapsed condition, the .bar 24 is equipped with spring prong retaining devices 38 to catch and receive latching members 39 mounted on the lower sides of the two arms 26 and 21. Accordingly .when the delivery unit is removed from the standard Iii, it can be stowed away in small compass as within a railroad station.

Preferably a second Vretaining kdevice 40 for holding the standard I'B in partially raised position from the tube l5, is provided with the second retaining device consisting of pins, spring and casing similar to the pins 20, spring 2| and casing |91 of the retaining device heretofore de scribed. The second retaining device 40 is preferably located about mid-way between the two ends of the standard I6.

Whenever it is desired to deliver a train order from a stationagent to a moving train passing the station where the station agent is located, the station agent will rst select a cord 4| of the proper length to be suspended in triangular relation from one of the delivery units as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The two ends yof the cord 4| are tied together by means of slip knots 42 and the train order 43 consisting of a folded paper carrying the message .thereon is slipped between the two knots 42 whereupon the knots are drawn tight to securely hold the train order in position attached to the cord 4|. Let us assume that the station agent wishes to deliver the train order to the train engineer only. Having prepared the cord 4| with the train order 43 attached thereto, the station agent will go to the train platform and grasping the ring `I8, hewill raise the standard |6 to a point where the upper retaining device 40 will hold the standard in partially extended condition from the receiving tube l5. The station agent will then take one of the delivery units, which may for convenience be designated by the letter A and hook this unit to the standard I6 by engaging the hooks 22 of the unit in the pair of slots |6a nearest the top of ,the standard and located in alinement with the pins 2t. The station agent will then raise the upper arm 26 of the unit A from the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 to the full line position there shown to bring this upper arm into engagement with the stop 3|. The cord 4|, at a point about opposite the train order 43, is then engaged with the cord holding spring clip 35 carried by the strut 34 whereupon other portions of the cord are engaged with the two spring clips 29 carried respectively by the upper and lower arms 26 and 21 of the unit. The cord 4| will then assume the triangular shape shown in Fig. 2, the lower end of the strut 34 being received within the channel of the block 31 and the lower arm 21 of the unit being supported from the upper arm 26 through the medium of the cord 4|. Thereupon the standard |6 is raised from the receiving tube i5 to its full height causing the pins 2D of the lower retaining device to be received within the notches Ita of the tube I5 to hold the delivery unit A in such position that it will not rotate and at right angles to the track over which the train is to run. It will, of course, be understood that the unit A will then be disposed at a convenient height to be readily reached by the engineer of the train from the locomotive cab window.

As the train to receive the train order approaches the station where the present device is located, the engineer observing the device set up will realize that he is to receive a train order from the station agent and Without slacking the speed of the train he will, as the locomotive passes the present device, reach out with his arm through the loop of the cord 4| and snare the cord with the order 43 attached thereto on to his arm. He thus snatches the cord 4| with the train order 43 attached thereto from the delivery unit A, the cord releasing freely from the spring clip 35 and from the two spring clips 29, said swing downwardly shown in Fig.' 2 to the dotted line position there l shown, whereupon the unit is completelycol-` 1 y spring clips `29 permit of ready swiveling on their'pivots 30 to armZl is no longer supported and therefore it falls from the full line position shown-fin jlig. 2, to` the dotted line position there shown, thereby allowing the upper arm .26 and the strut34 to from thej full. line position lapsed. v

It is usually desirable to deliver similar .train orders to both the engineer and the conductor ofthe saine train and hence provision yismade driving two locomotives on a double` header on the standard I6 delivery unit B directly below the delivery unit A and within the readg,T reach vof the conductor whilestanding on a platformor steps of one of the cars of the train.

l and also to the conductor of this train. There- The triangular stringingof theicord ing the train order 43 makes it possible formem- -ease and which will be effective for deliveringan fore, provision has been made on the standard I6 for accommodating other delivery units, such as C, set at right angles toA units Aandr B.- In

making delivery of train orders to two engineers 'and one conductor `on the` same train the units 'A f `and B will be rigged as previouslydescribed and an additional unit C set at right angles to rthe unit A will also be rigged. As the train ape` engineer in the ilrst locomotive.-y will snatch the cord-and train order from the" first unitAand the conductor will snatch the. cord and train order from unit B whereupon the station agent will quickly slightly raise the standproaches, the

ard i6 to carry `the pins 2U out ofthe notches l5a of the tube I5, and hevr will then turn the.l

standard I6 to bring the otherunit C normal to the track andprojecting toward the track: While the stationagent holds 'the' standard I6l the en` gineer driving the second locomotive will snatch the train order and cord from the unit C.' Of

course, two units C, an upper unit and a lower V maybe employed if .detwo locomotives ofthe.,l

unit (not -'illustrated) sired for use whenethe` e y e train are not separated by intervening cars.'

4I carryof the train crew to pickup the'cord and great ease and without hazard. 26 and 21 of bers train order with The spacing between the two arms this unit is such thatthere is Very for a member of the train crew toy strike either one of the arms as the train order is picked up. It will be seen that a practical, safe, simple and device for. train'order has order toa fast moving train from a station platform without necessitating slowing downor stopping of the train. The device has been successfully. demonstrated in actual practice* release of thecord therefrom'.v

As the Vcord is snatched from the unit A the lower y Without departing from e which, Agenerally stated, consists in the for accommodating a secondl Occasionally it vwill 'be necessaryto deliver train orders to two engineers 1 train little chance It will,k'of. course, be understood that various.

'changes may be made in the "form and details,

l. A train order delivering device comprising a. vertical standard, a bar releasably connected thereto, an .upper arm anda lower arm pivotally connected to said bar in vertically spaced .relaof cord holders releasable upon pressure applied tothe cord held thereby and carried respectively tion and proJecting outwardly therefrom, a pair f by the outer ends of said arms, a stop limiting u ward swingingfmovement of said upperarm, a

ystrut pivotally connected to said upper arm and bearing against" said lower arm', a third cord holder releasablejupon pressureapplied lto the cord held'thereby and carried by said strut, and saidv'third cord holder being disposed inwardly from Athe outer ends of said arms relatively to rsaid bar, said third cordholder beingadapted to supi port 'amessage carrying'cordstrungtherefrom in triangular outline. f v`2. Thestructure defined in claimy l, a receiving' tube mounted inthe ground and Aadapted to receivesaid standard and means cooperating with said standard and tube to hold said standard from unintentional rotation when said stancl` ard hask been'rai'sed from said tube to a certain 1 height. j 3. Atrain extensibleV upwardly therefrom, meansl for holdv fing said-standard'so ,extending` to prevent unintentional rotation of said standard, a plurality oxdelivery units, each unit'comprising a hook equipped ban, an upper arm and a lowerarm pivotally connected at bar 'and projecting outwardly therefrom, a pair A ,order delivering device comprising y. a receiving tube mounted in the ground, a standard telescopicallyreceived `withinsaid tube and their inner ends-'tol said I a strut pivotally connected to the upperarm and f normallyV` bearing'against the lower arm and a third cord holder 'releasable upon pressure; ap#r` `plied to the cord held thereby and carried by the strut and inwardly disposed relative to the lbar from` said pair of cord ho1ders,said three cord holders being adaptedto support a message carrying cord strungtherefrom-*in triangular out-y line, .saidstandard including means for receivV ing the hooks of said bars with a pair of lsaid units disposed in 'a-plane.y at right angles to the plane in whicha third unit is disposed.v

EDWARD CLYDE WEATrmRLY, 

